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Water and Community Affordability Action Planning Guide

by CNT
October, 2020

The cost of water is on the rise due to decades of disinvestment in our community water supply, stormwater, and wastewater infrastructure systems. Across the country, the expense of water and sewer services has grown much faster than other household...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon Beyond-the-Water-Bill.pdf

Topics:
Sustainable Economic Development, Water

 

Increasing Funding and Financing Options for Sustainable Stormwater Management

by CNT
May, 2020

Our country’s water infrastructure needs investment. However, funding and financing sources are growing increasingly competitive and communities are finding it difficult to secure adequate resources to make needed investments in their systems. In this report, CNT identifies innovative funding and...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon Increasing Funding and Financing Options for Sustainable Stormwater Management.pdf

Topics:
Climate, Great Lakes Water Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Sustainable Economic Development, Urban Flooding, Water

 

Green Values Strategy Guide: Linking Green Infrastructure Benefits to Community Priorities

by CNT
March, 2020

Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is proven to help places become more resilient in the face of increasingly intense climate change impacts, while addressing other community priorities such as improved public health outcomes, increased economic development, and safe transportation infrastructure. CNT’s...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon Green Values Strategy Guide.pdf

Topics:
Great Lakes Water Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Urban Flooding, Water

 

E-Scooter Pilot Evaluation

City of Chicago, CNT, and Sam Schwartz
January, 2020

Electric scooters, or e-scooters, are emerging as an alternative mode of transportation in cities across the United States due to the promise that they will enhance mobility, replace short car and ride-hail journeys and bridge the ‘last mile’ to...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon Scooter_Report_FINAL.pdf

Topics:
Climate, Transit-Oriented Development, Transportation + Community Development

 

Assessing Disparities of Urban Flood Risk for Households of Color in Chicago

Marcella Bondie Keenan, Preeti Shankar, and Peter Haas
January, 2020

Flooding is the most common and costliest type of natural disaster in the United States (Lightbody, 2017). According to a 2017 report by the Pew Charitable Trusts, federal insurance claims averaged $1.9 billion annually between 2006 and 2015. Metropolitan Chicago...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon IMPJ-Assessing-Disparities-of-Urban-Flood-Risk-for-Households-of-Color-in-Chicago.pdf

Topics:
Urban Flooding, Water

 

Cargo Oriented Development in the Twin Cities

CNT
December, 2019

Established urban industrial districts in the Twin Cities have a mixture of thriving businesses and vacant properties. Some of these vacant or underutilized properties have been overlooked by industrial developers in favor of greenfield sites due to challenges related to...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon Cargo Oriented Development in the Twin-Cities.pdf

Topics:
Cargo-Oriented Development, Sustainable Economic Development

 

RainReady Video Tutorials

CNT
October, 2019

Learn about helpful methods and tools for handeling, and preventing water from entering your home:

Finding Water in the Home Learn about signs of water entry in your home Preventing Floods in your Home Learn...Read more

Topics:
Green Infrastructure, RainReady

 

The Real Estate Mantra – Locate Near Public Transportation (2019)

CNT
October, 2019

This report details how public transit has increased value for properties, why developers should build near transit, why consumers that live near transit experience significant savings, and why policy makers need to work with communities on developing affordable housing near...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon The-Real-Estate-Mantra-Locate-Near-Public-Transportation.pdf

Topics:
Transit-Oriented Development, Transportation + Community Development

 

Equity and Smart Mobility

CNT
September, 2019

Transportation is central to quality of life and well-being, linking people to employment, goods and services, health care, education, social activities, recreation, and cultural activities. However, access to transportation options in the U.S. is not always equitable, leaving many communities...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon Equity-and-Smart-Mobility-Report.pdf

Topics:
Sustainable Economic Development, Transit-Oriented Development, Transportation + Community Development

 

Robbins Residential Drinking Water: Seeking Sustainable Solutions

March, 2019

The primarily African-American residents of Robbins, Illinois pay a higher rate for water than 80% of all municipalities in the region – and that rate will increase. Why? As population declines, each household must pay a higher share of the...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon RobbinsIL-DrinkingWater_March_2019rev.pdf

Topics:
Water

 

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